JP2003123147A - Mobile point system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage points by inputting sales information by using a mobile terminal instead of a conventional point card and to inform a customer of point information via an e-mail as to a point system and a recording medium for accumulating the pints corresponding to the sales amount of commodities. SOLUTION: The mobile point system is provided with a means connected to a point center in a wireless or wired state and a means for transmitting sales information printed on a receipt delivered to a customer when the customer purchases a commodity to the point center to accumulate the pints of the customer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a point system and recording medium for accumulating points according to sales of merchandise.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, point sales promotion systems used in the distribution industry, etc., give a point card to a customer and insert the point card into another dedicated terminal to add points corresponding to sales, He managed the points of the customer together with the sales data.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional point sales promotion system has a problem that the point card is given to the customer and a dedicated terminal is required.

The present invention solves these problems.
The purpose is to enter sales information using a mobile terminal instead of the conventional point card to manage points, and to notify point information by e-mail.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means for solving the problems will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a mobile terminal 1 is a wireless or wired point center 5 or P.
It connects to OS2 and accumulates points according to sales.

The POS 2 is a terminal that sells products to customers. The point center 5 accumulates and manages points according to customer sales data.

Next, the operation will be described. The mobile terminal 1 is connected to the point center 5 wirelessly or by wire, and in the connected state, the sales information on the receipt printed and handed when the customer purchases the product is transmitted to accumulate points. There is.

Further, the portable terminal 1 is connected to the point center 5 wirelessly or by wire, and when the customer purchases a product in the connected state, the unique I on the receipt printed and handed over.
D is transmitted to accumulate points.

At this time, the sales information or the unique ID is encrypted, printed on the receipt, and transmitted to the point center 5. In addition, the mobile terminal 1 is a wireless PO
After connecting to S2, in the connected state, the POS 2 is made to read the customer ID and the points corresponding to the sales data of the customer in the POS 2 are accumulated.

Further, the point center 5 sends the customer's point information to the customer by electronic mail. Therefore, it becomes possible to input sales information using a mobile terminal (mobile terminal 1) instead of the conventional point card to manage points, and to notify point information by e-mail.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 1 is connected to the point center 5 or the POS 2 wirelessly or by wire to accumulate points according to sales. Here, the mobile terminal 1 is composed of a point request means 11 and the like. It is a thing.

The point request means 11 is for connecting to the point center 5 wirelessly or by wire to request the accumulation of points (which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6).

The POS 2 reads the bar code of the product brought from the display shelf by the customer, bills the customer for the fee, prints a receipt when the customer pays, and hands it over. It is something to be sent to.

The receipt 3 is printed with sales information (slip number, sales, store number, date, etc.) of the product. Here, in addition to the sales information, the receipt 3 has a unique unique I corresponding to the sales information of the customer for accumulating points.
D, or sales information and unique information obtained by encrypting the unique ID are printed.

The POS center 4 collectively manages the sales data notified from the POS 2, and is composed of a sales management means 41, a sales table 42 and the like. The sales management means 41 collectively manages the sales information notified from the POS 2.

The sales table 42 collectively manages sales information, and stores and manages store numbers, dates, amounts, etc. in association with slip numbers as shown in FIG. It is a thing.

The point center 5 accumulates and manages the customer's points. Here, the point center 5 comprises a personal identification means 51, a point addition means 52, an inquiry means 53, an authentication table 54, a point table 55 and the like. It is something.

The principal confirmation means 51 confirms the principal, and confirms the principal of the customer by referring to an authentication table 54 of FIG. 3 (a) described later. The point adding means 52 adds points for each customer (described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6).

The inquiry means 53 inquires of the POS center 4 about the sales data of the customer based on the slip number or the like. The authentication table 54 is a table in which information for confirming the identity of the customer is registered. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A described later, a password, a telephone number, etc. are registered in association with the customer ID. .

The point table 55 is for registering points for each customer. For example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3 described later, the accumulated points, date, etc. are registered and managed in association with the customer ID. To do.

Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described in detail in the order of the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, S1 brings the product to the cashier counter. It selects the product that the customer wants to purchase from the display shelf of the store and brings it to the cashier counter. S2 is read by POS. This is repeated for all the products, in which the bar code of the product brought to the cashier counter in S1 is read by the bar code reader connected to the POS and the product name and the like are read.

S3 is totaled. This is because POS2
The total price of the products read in S2 is calculated. S4
Make payment. In this case, the customer pays the sum totaled in S3 with a card or cash.

In step S5, a receipt is output. S6 opens the HP (home page) on the mobile phone. For this, the customer who receives the receipt in S5 accesses the home page with his / her mobile phone (mobile terminal 1) and downloads it, and at the same time, automatically or manually transmits the customer ID and password for authentication. As a result, the home page of the point center 5 in FIG. 1 is authenticated and the corresponding page can be displayed on the screen of the mobile phone.

In step S7, the receipt slip number, date, amount of money, etc. are input. This is to input the slip number, date, amount, etc. of the receipt received in S5 on the relevant page of the point center 5 shown in FIG. 1 displayed in S6 (read with a scanner and input, and photograph the receipt with the digital camera installed). Enter or enter manually).

In step S8, a registration instruction is given. S9 counts. S10 is a daily inquiry to the POS center.

At S11, the sales are confirmed at the POS center,
Notify whether points can be accumulated. These S6 to S11
Asks the POS center 4 for the bill number, date and time, amount of money, etc. collected at the point center 5 on a daily basis.
The POS center 4 searches the sales table 42 for the slip number and date and time, and notifies the point center 5 that points can be accumulated when the sales table 42 is registered.

In step S12, points are added and accumulated at the point center. For example, the point total is calculated and set for each customer in the point table 55 of FIG.

In step S13, the customer is notified by mail.
For this, the fact that points have been added and the total points are sent to the customer who added points in S12 by e-mail.
By the above, the customer brings the product to the cashier counter and P
Payment is received by the OS2, the slip number, date, etc. of the receipt are sent to the point center 5 by the mobile phone (mobile terminal 1), and the point center 5 confirms with the POS center 4 and is registered in the sales table 42. It is possible to accumulate the points of the customer concerned when it was present and notify the accumulated points by e-mail.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the table of the present invention. Figure 3
(A) shows an example of an authentication table. Authentication table 54
Is the information for confirming the identity of the customer. Here, the following information shown in the figure is associated and registered.

・ Customer ID: ・ TEL No: ・ Password: ・ Others: As described above, by registering the telephone number, password, etc. in association with the customer ID, the mobile terminal 1 is connected to the point center 5. When a point addition request is made, it becomes possible to confirm the identity using these customer ID and password.

FIG. 3B shows an example of the point table. The point table 55 is for registering and managing the accumulation of points for each customer, and here, the following information shown in the drawing is associated and registered.

・ Customer ID: ・ Total points: ・ Date: ・ Point details: ・ Voucher No: ・ Points: ・ Sales: ・ Store number: ・ Unique No: ・ Others: As described above, points are associated with customer IDs By registering the details (slip No., points, unique No., etc.) in association with each other, the point center 5 performs personal authentication and sales table 4 when a point request is made from the mobile terminal 1.
When 2 is confirmed and OK, it is possible to update the point total and save the point details as shown.

FIG. 3C shows an example of a sales table.
The sales table 42 is a table in which sales data is registered in association with slip numbers, and the following information shown in the figure is registered in association with each other to manage sales.

-Slip number: -Store number: -Date: -Amount: -Others: As described above, by registering the amount of money in association with the slip number, store number, and date, the slip number (or slip N)
Further, it becomes possible to confirm whether or not there is corresponding sales data in response to the inquiry that specifies o and the store number and date.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart (No. 1) for explaining another operation of the present invention. In FIG. 4, S21 is PO
Connect from S to the point center. S22 is the slip N
Notify o, store number, and sales amount.

In step S23, a unique number is assigned. S24
Notifies the POS of the unique number from the point center.
Through these steps S21 to S24, the POS 2 notifies the customer's sales slip number, store number, and sales amount to the point center 5, and the point center 5 assigns a unique number unique to the slip number, store number, and sales amount. To POS2, and POS2 is a unique N number corresponding to the customer's sales amount.
This means that o has been acquired.

In S25, the unique number is printed on the receipt. S26 opens the HP (home page) on the mobile phone. Then, the customer ID and the password are notified, and the identity is confirmed with reference to the authentication table 54 in FIG.

In S27, the unique number is input. this is,
After confirming the identity in S26, the unique N
Input o and send to the point center 5. S28 is
Check the unique number. For this, the point center 5 checks the unique number input and transmitted in S27 (the unique number saved when the number is assigned in S24).
Check if it matches).

In S29, points are added from the unique number. In this case, points corresponding to the sales amount registered in association with the unique number are added to the points of the customer and accumulated.

In step S30, the customer is notified by mail. This is to notify the customer of the accumulated points by e-mail after accumulating the points in S29. As described above, the POS 2 notifies the point center 5 of the slip number, the store number, and the sales amount at the time of printing the receipt, receives the unique number from the point center 5, and returns the printed result. It is possible to connect to the point center 5 by telephone (mobile terminal 1) to notify the unique number, accumulate the points corresponding to the unique number, and notify the customer of the cumulative points by e-mail when the points are accumulated. It will be possible.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (part 2) for explaining another operation of the present invention. In this method, the slip number, date, sales amount, etc. are not directly printed on the receipt, but they are encrypted and then printed on the receipt so that they cannot be stolen by a third party.

In FIG. 5, S31 encrypts information such as slip number, date, and sales. This is a process performed after S4 of FIG. 2 described above, and the POS 2 encrypts the receipt slip number, date, and sales amount.

S32 is the unique N encrypted in the receipt.
print o. This prints the unique number encrypted in S31 on the receipt. Then, the process proceeds to S26 of FIG. 4 described above.

As described above, the POS 2 prints the receipt with the slip No., the store number, and the unique sales code encrypted and gives it to the customer. Is notified, and the specific N
It becomes possible to decode o and accumulate points corresponding to the sales amount of the corresponding slip No., and when the points are accumulated, it is possible to notify the customer of the point accumulation by e-mail.

FIG. 6 shows another flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention (part 3). This is a process performed after S4 of FIG. 2 described above. In FIG. 6, S41 is PO
Read the customer ID with S. This is the POS 2, and the customer ID is read from the mobile phone (mobile terminal 1) of the customer.

In S42, the POS 2 inquires of the point center 5 for the customer ID. S43 is the point center 5
Adds points to the point table. S44 is
POS 2 prints the receipt.

In S45, the point center 5 notifies the added points by electronic mail. By the above, POS
2 reads the customer ID from the customer's mobile phone (mobile terminal 1), makes an inquiry to the point center 5 to confirm the identity, adds the customer's points in the point table 55, and prints a receipt. Become. Then, the point center 5 notifies the customer of the added points by electronic mail.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It becomes possible to input sales information using a mobile terminal (mobile terminal 1) and manage points, and to notify point information by e-mail.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a table of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart (No. 1) for explaining another operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another operation explanation flowchart (No. 2) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is another operational explanation flowchart (No. 3) of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Mobile device 11: Point request means 2: POS 3: Receipt 4: POS center 41: Sales information management means 42: Sales table 5: Point center 51: Means of confirming identity 52: Point addition means 53: Inquiry method 54: Authentication table 55: Point table

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A point system for accumulating points according to sales of goods, a means for connecting to a point center wirelessly or by wire, and printed and handed when a customer purchases goods in the connected state. And a means for accumulating the points of the customer by transmitting the sales information on the receipt to the point center. 2. A point system for accumulating points according to sales of goods, means for connecting to a point center wirelessly or by wire, and printed and handed when a customer purchases goods in the connected state. And a means for accumulating points of the customer by transmitting the unique ID on the receipt to the point center. 3. The mobile point system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sales information or the unique ID is encrypted and printed on the receipt. 4. A point system for accumulating points according to sales of goods, means for wirelessly connecting to a POS, and sales data of the customer at the POS by causing the POS to read a customer ID in the connected state. And a means for accumulating points corresponding to the mobile point system. 5. A means for wirelessly connecting to a point center, and in the above-mentioned connected state, sales information on a receipt printed and handed when a customer purchases a product is transmitted to the point center. A computer-readable recording medium that functions as a means for accumulating points.